SOC 1300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Progressive Tax
2 Apr 2019
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The one-dimensional view of power: there is a conflict between two or more individuals or groups, and one of them prevails, legitimate power: legitimate use of power; following the rules of the game. Illegitimate power: one side has much more power than the other, and they use it in illegitimate ways (threats, bribes: when threats force, it means the threat has failed, the use of force often signifies weakness. Who has power in the united states today: we usually think or hear only about the first dimension of power: conflicts, winners, democracy: a political system in which all citizens have equal rights to participate in political life. Us, while the poor are helped much less. The third dimension: do americans believe in policies benefiting the powerful: public opinion: the views of citizens in the aggregate on social and political topics, usually measured through opinion polls and surveys.
